Officials from Tanzania and Vietnam met to further negotiations on establishing an income tax treaty on 3 December 2024. Negotiations first began in 2016. If an agreement is reached, it will be a first between the two nations. The treaty will

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has raised the base interest rate from 14.25% to 15.25%, effective from 2 December 2024. The base rate determines late payment interest, which is calculated as 1.25 times the base rate, divided by 365 to find the

Armenia’s President has signed a law for the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) and Iran on 27 November 2024. The Armenian National

The government of Vietnam announced – on 19 November 2024, during a meeting between officials from Armenia and Vietnam at Hanoi – that both countries confirmed their intention to sign a tax treaty. At the National Assembly House, right after

Vietnam's National Assembly passed the 2024 Law on Value-Added Tax (VAT) on 26 November 2024, which will come into effect on 1 July 2025. This new legislation introduces several amendments. One of the changes is the increase in the tax-exempt

The Vietnamese government issued Resolution No. 218/NQ-CP on 12 November 2024, instructing the Ministry of Finance to propose policies for tax reductions, including an extension of the VAT cut into the first half of 2025. The proposed plan